the skulls
Monday, August 31st, 2009When an upper-crust secret society called the Skulls asks Luke to join, he eagerly accepts, thinking that the club’s connections will help him gain acceptance to Harvard. [1]
View company contact information for The Skulls on IMDbPro. [2]
The Skulls is full of nonsense and empty of good script and plot. [3]
Born and raised in a working-class Connecticut community, Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) made it into an Ivy League college, where he’s done quite well; his dream is to be accepted into Harvard Law School, but he knows that it will take more than a good report card to beat out the competition. [1]
After Luke passes the first part of the initiation process, he has a falling out with Chloe when she realizes that he has become a Skull. [4]
The movie was critically panned, but successful enough to spawn two direct-to-video sequels, The Skulls II, directed by Joe Chappelle and starring Robin Dunne, Ashley Lyn Cafagna and The Skulls III, with Clare Kramer as the first woman member of the society. [1]
One of their selections is Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson), a local working-class boy and star of the crew team. [3]
As a member of the skulls, Luke is partnered with Caleb Mandrake (Paul Walker), and the two eventually strike up a friendship. [...] Its plot is based upon some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Yale University ’s Skull and Bones student society. [4]
Yale is never mentioned by name during the film, but there are plenty of references: - At the boat race, every team is mentioned by its school name, except for “The Bulldogs.” [2]
Caleb’s father Litten Mandrake (Craig T. Nelson) is the current Chairman of the Skulls, and his partner Senator Ames Levritt (William Petersen) takes an interest in Luke. [4]
THE SKULLS is a creepy blending of conspiracy thriller ideas, based on the actual Skull & Bones Fraternity at Yale, which included screenwriter John Pogue as a member. [3]
However the night after Luke is tapped Will asks him when Caleb Mandrake and his seven new friends walk in if he will introduce them. [...] The Yale secret society Skull & Bones uses the number 322 as an identifier on many of its symbols. [2]
After the two college students take their paces and turn around, Luke drops his gun and tries to convince Caleb of the truth, being that he is not responsible for Will’s murder. [4]
Sources:
[1] The Skulls 2000: Movie and film review from Answers.com
[2] Skulls, The (2000) - IMDb
[3] The Skulls Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
[4] The Skulls (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia